# Accident 19730804023899A: Bell 47G5, Berlin, MD, August 4, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1973
- Place: Berlin, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 38.3315° N, 75.2154° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Berlin, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3315&lon=-75.2154&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1468W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1468W-1979-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,060 total, 1,657 in this make and model, 98 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD74FIG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FIG06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730804023899A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD74FIG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FIG06), Aug 4, 1973: Bell 47G-5 (N1468W), Berlin, MD, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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